Field stripping of the French revolver Model 1873
Advanced disassembly of the French revolver Model 1873 (I)

• Dismounting the ejection rod
• Dismounting the catch of the barrel axis pin
• Dismounting the cover plate
  Advanced disassembly of the French revolver Model 1873 (II)
• Dismounting the main spring
• Dismounting the hammer and sear
• Warning about the wrong reassembling of the stirrup
• Dismounting the trigger guard
• Dismounting the trigger assembly
• Dismounting the sear and trigger springs
  Advanced disassembly of the French revolver Model 1873 (III)
• Dismounting the right side grip plate and lanyard ring
• Dismounting the main spring lock lever
• Dismounting the loading gate
• Index of the parts
• Particulars of the Model 1874
• Model 1874 intended to civilian market
• Military 1873 revolver modified to civilian standards
  The markings of the French revolver Model 1873 (I)
• The markings on the barrel
• Modified revolver devoted to the French Marine
• Standard Model 1873 intended for the French Marine
• Approximative production of the Model 1873/74 by year
• The X marked series
• The prefix letters endowed to Manufacture of Saint-Etienne
• Initials of the directors of the MAS
• List of the main controllers
• List of the main French steel providers of the time
• The French military proof mark
• The markings found on the frame
• The assembly marking characteristics
  The markings of the French revolver Model 1873 (II)
• The markings found on the cylinder
• The trigger guard markings
• Markings on the cover plate and its screw
• Markings on the cylinder axis pin
• Markings on the ejection rod
• Markings on the cylinder axis latch
  The markings of the French revolver Model 1873 (III)
• Markings found on the hammer
• Markings found on the sear
• Markings found on the trigger
• Markings found on the hand
• Markings found on the strut
• Markings on the main spring and its bolt
• Marking on the lanyard ring
• Markings on the grip plates
• Markings found on civilian versions of the French Model 1873 revolver
  The lock mechanism of the French revolver Model 1873
• Comparison with the lock mechanism of the Colt Dragoon
• The lock mechanism of the Chamelot Delvigne 1873
• Lock with not rebounding hammer
• Swiss revolver Model 1882 fitted with a rebounding hammer
  Functioning of the French revolver Model 1873
• Functioning in single action mode
• Functioning in double action mode
• Strut articulated on the hammer
• Perfect alignment of the chambers with the barrel
• Gases loss at the cylinder-barrel junction
• Head of the hand with area of wear
• Lateral play of the hand in the breech aperture
• Trigger cam entering the stopping notch
  Replacement of the firing pin and barrel
• Replacement of the hammer firing pin
• Modified firing pin for rimfire percussion
• Replacement of the barrel
• Service tool to dismount the Model 1873 barrel
• Separation line between the barrel and frame
• Brand new barrel for Model 1874
• Chart of dimensions and weights
  The remaking of some parts
• Remaking of a new hand by Philippe Cholez
• Details of the operating mode
• Some French military repair procedures
• Replacement of the trigger spring
• Replacement of the cylinder
• Finish of the steel on French service 1783-74 revolvers
  Shooting with the Chamelot Delvigne 1873
• Early vintage French 11mm 1873 cartridges
• Comparison chart of the 11mm 1873 cartridges
• Longitudinal section of the cylinder chamber
• The French 11mm cartridge of recent make
• The danger of using smokeless powder
• Current modern reloading kits
  Reloading a French 11mm 1873 cartridge (I)
  Instruction for reloading with H&L kit
  Reloading a French 11mm 1873 cartridge (II)
• Reloading kit by Spalek
• The making of your own cartridge components
• Bullet mould by the US firm NEI
• 44-40 modified case